In the center of a relatively spacious "chamber" within the nest, a deep green, irregular, polyhedral Crystal Stone, roughly the size of a fist, was suspended in mid-air!
It rotated slowly as if it were alive, emitting a soft yet profound green halo that bathed the entire cavern in an eerie emerald light.
What surprised Seraphina Sullivan even more was that at least a dozen of The Silenti were gathered silently around this floating green Light Stone.
They circled the Light Stone in slow flight, as if on a pilgrimage, while the stone’s surface continuously released specks of green Energy particles, like motes of dust.
These Energy particles seemed to be drawn towards the signature Eyes of The Silenti, flowing into them to be slowly absorbed.
The scene before her made it seem as if these deadly, petrifying monsters were drawing the Energy that sustained their Power from this strange, green Light Stone!
’This stone... could it be the source of The Silenti’s Power?’
Seraphina Sullivan’s heart pounded. She immediately wanted to get a clearer look.
But because she was seeing through the sparrow’s shared vision, Seraphina Sullivan’s [Analysis Glasses] couldn’t focus directly on the green Crystal Stone, so her Item Identification Ability naturally couldn’t be activated.
Intense curiosity and her intuition told her that this stone was definitely something extraordinary.
Seraphina Sullivan couldn’t resist controlling the little sparrow, trying to get it a bit closer—ideally, right up to the green Energy particles so she could observe them more clearly.
The little sparrow obediently flapped its wings, moving a few meters closer to the floating green Light Stone and the stream of drifting particles.
However, just as the edge of the sparrow’s wing was about to touch the drifting green Energy particles—
SWISH!
The visual and Spirit Link in Seraphina Sullivan’s mind, connecting her to the sparrow, was abruptly severed as if by an invisible blade!
The shared vision instantly went black, and all that came back was a deathly, silent void!
"What happened?!" Seraphina Sullivan was startled, her body even swaying slightly from the sudden disconnection.
’How did the connection break? Was the sparrow spotted and attacked by The Silenti? Or...’
She tried to reactivate her [Bird Manipulation Skill], attempting to reconnect with the sparrow, but it was like dropping a stone into the ocean—there was no response at all.
「Meanwhile, in the eerie green "chamber" deep within the nest.」
A stone sculpture of a small sparrow, frozen in a flying pose, lay silently on the cold ground. It was so lifelike that even the texture of its feathers was clearly visible.
Its tiny body had been completely turned into lifeless, grayish-white stone.
A minuscule, almost invisible particle of green Energy was slowly dissipating from its petrified surface.
Seraphina Sullivan knew something must have gone wrong.
’But, the intel I have now is more than enough. It’s time to make a move.’ Seraphina Sullivan collected her thoughts and turned her gaze to Sean Chandler.
Sean Chandler understood immediately and gave a slight nod.
The next second, his body rapidly shrank and transformed, and in the blink of an eye, he had turned into a palm-sized, all-black cat that blended perfectly into the night.
He darted out lightly, like a silent shadow, quickly approaching the nest.
Just as they had tested earlier, The Silenti on the outskirts of the nest merely gave the sudden appearance of this "small animal" a lazy glance before losing interest. One or two were even drawn in by the black cat’s agile form and subconsciously followed him for a short distance.
Sean Chandler took full advantage of this, deliberately slowing down to lure one of the straggling Silenti away from the nest and behind the corner of a derelict building.
Just as the Silenti tilted its head, curiously observing this fearless little black cat—
Everything changed in an instant!

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